ArticleDiabetes care2021
Important Drop in Rate of Acute Diabetes Complications in People With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes After Initiation of Flash Glucose Monitoring in France: The RELIEF Study.
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Implementation of Networked Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Telemetry Within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU-TeleCGM)
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 161 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A systematic literature review on the burden of diabetic ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Pooled it
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- A Nurse-Led Educational Intervention for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Trial
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring Intervention for Hispanic Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Receiving Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- CVOT Summit Report 2025: advances along the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease continuum.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2026Article
- Personalised Approach to the Management of Older People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
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- Effect of switching from intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring to FreeStyle Libre 2 with real-time continuous glucose monitoring and alert functionality.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2026Article
- Cost-effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring in Chinese adults with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes: A modelling study stratified by baseline HbADiabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
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- The Expanding Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Management and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026Review
- Estimating national prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Ireland using a novel simple approach: an observational study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- 16. Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026.Diabetes care · 2026Review
- 7. Diabetes Technology: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2026.Diabetes care · 2026Review
- Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Following Hospital Discharge of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Cost-Utility Analysis of FreeStyle Libre Systems in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Treatment with Basal Insulin and Poor Glycemic Control in Spain.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026Article
- Continuous glucose monitoring systems for adolescents and adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Etiologies and Outcomes of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.Cancers · 2025Article
- Glucose alarms approach with flash glucose monitoring system: a narrative review of clinical benefits.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe RELIEF study assessed rates of hospitalization for acute diabetes complications in France before and after initiation of the FreeStyle Libre system. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsA total of 74,011 patients with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes who initiated the FreeStyle Libre system were identified from the French national claims database with use of ICD-10 codes, from hospitalizations with diabetes as a contributing diagnosis, or the prescription of insulin. Patients were subclassified based on self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) strip acquisition prior to starting FreeStyle Libre. Hospitalizations for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), severe hypoglycemia, diabetes-related coma, and hyperglycemia were recorded for the 12 months before and after initiation.
resultsHospitalizations for acute diabetes complications fell in type 1 diabetes (-49.0%) and in type 2 diabetes (-39.4%) following FreeStyle Libre initiation. DKA fell in type 1 diabetes (-56.2%) and in type 2 diabetes (-52.1%), as did diabetes-related comas in type 1 diabetes (-39.6%) and in type 2 diabetes (-31.9%). Hospitalizations for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia decreased in type 2 diabetes (-10.8% and -26.5%, respectively). Before initiation, hospitalizations were most marked for people noncompliant with SMBG and for those with highest acquisition of SMBG, which fell by 54.0% and 51.2%, respectively, following FreeStyle Libre initiation. Persistence with FreeStyle Libre at 12 months was at 98.1%.
conclusionsThis large retrospective study on hospitalizations for acute diabetes complications shows that a significantly lower incidence of admissions for DKA and for diabetes-related coma is associated with use of flash glucose monitoring. This study has significant implications for patient-centered diabetes care and potentially for long-term health economic outcomes.
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